Robbye as a nude model. She blames her ex-husband for her doing that softcore movie.

1/16/06

They're going through a painful divorce. They no longer have friends in common. People have thrown in with one or the other of them.

I gather that Norman (a principle in Defiance Films) is the primary decision-maker at Matrix Content (and Lake Manor Productions, distributed through Matrix), where Robbye has worked since 1999 as the principle photographer.

Robbye got a letter via Fed-Ex Monday morning telling her that she was fired.

She's seeking work (robbyelicious@yahoo.com) as well as her own computer and cell phone.

I met Robbye, who stands 5'11, for the first time December 6 at Porn Star Karaoke at Sardo's Bar. She wore a t-shirt that read, "I'm not with stupid anymore."

After I posted her photos the next day, she was fired from her job as a still photographer for Norman on a Defiance set.

On Dec 28, 2005, Robbye posted to Holly Randall's MySpace page: "Hey you sexy photog you! congrats on all your success... it's you, me, and alcoholic beverages in vegas! miss ya, let's hang out again soon...i no longer am with the asshole formerly known as my husband!"

For the past few months, Robbye has been rising at 4am to row. Instead of socializing with hard-partying porners, she began hanging out with her rowing teammates and going to bed at 9pm.

6/12/06

Robbye Bentley, Who Turns 30 June 25, Goes Sober

She emails me June 12:

I went into detox on Wednesday, and the first 2 days were REALLY hard. I had bad withdrawls (shakes, throwing up, hot flashes, restlessness)...but, after the initial pain I started to slowly come around.

By yesterday, they couldn't hold me still...I was running around the treatment center dancing and singing. I don't think I've felt this good in 10 years. Everything is so much brighter and clearer, and I'm actually motivated to do things now. And I feel so healthy. I would not trade this feeling for the world. I have no intention of ever picking up a drink or use drugs again...nor do I have the desire. I even went to a pro beach volleyball tournament yesterday afternoon (where everyone drinks), and wasn't even tempted.

I had a great morning rowing, went to a meeting, and I go to 4 hours of outpatient rehab 5 days a week. I'm going to do outpatient for 90 days...so every day I do a meeting in the morning, and rehab in the afternoons.

Being there was really humbling...there were people from all walks of life, and we all were dealing with the same thing. And there were people coming off of harder drugs-that made me grateful to even be alive. I made it a point today during my rehab break to stop in and visit with my friends still detoxing...some of them don't have anyone at all. I dropped off a bunch of magazines and lollipops for a few people while I was there.

The journal I kept is priceless...I think I'm eventually going to write a book about my life. A pornographer...battling a drug and alcohol addiction, and her recovery...what a juicy read. I wonder what the next chapter is going to be about.